Electric sign for cash-registers.



G. J. GASSIDY.

ELECTRIQ SIGN FOR CASH REGISTERS.

AP1 LIOATION FILED JULYYM, 1913.

1,09 1,810. Patented; Mar. 31, 1914.

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' To all whom '52, may concern 'ticularly desi abitizen of the United Stat Illinois, have invented certain it w and Be it known that'l, CHART iding at id State of Chicago, inthe county of Cooh i fill Improvements in Electric highs for Caslrliegisters, of which the fella ring a specification.

The essentlal ob ect of this invention is to provide an attachment or appliance pargned for use in connection with cash registers.

- front er the cash register but not to any I V the cash register irom an oblique angle.

'- AS is wellrknown in the art, the ordinary cash register comprises (in. addition to thermechanism) a key or keys adapted to e depressed by the cashier and an indica tor eontrolledby each key, the indicator being ordinarily visible to pcrsmis standing in norho are compelled to their soii or persons It is the essentialobject of this i'nvehtion to provide an attachment which will indi-- cate the amount of each sale, and the indicating device is so arranged that it may be "seen from all parts of the room in which the cash registeris placed or-eveu in a different room. I

111 the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan View of a; 'cashregister embodying the in 'Vention; F 2 is an elevation at right angles to-. 1 ig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detailed View of the rnechanism by which each key of the o 3 cash register affects or operates the proper indicator circuit; Fig. lis a section onthe llne 14,'1T1g."3;F1g. 5 1s a VleW similar to Fig. 3 taken atfrlght angles tothe V ew or i said Fig; '3'; and Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic View of the wiring arrangement.

The cash register 11s provided with the usual keys 2, each of sa d keys being adapted to be'depressed by the cashier upon male Syecifieetien Letters Patent.

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ingas'ale in'the customary man er. Each key is connected to one of the vertically re ,ciprocating standards 3, and 'atitsupper end eachstandard 3 bears ail-indicator e,

The indicators 4: bear numerals or reading. 'matter corresponding to the keys, all ofthe parts herein before described being. old and. I well known in the art and no novelt v being.

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The standards are edap to ease through suitahl e slots in the bi "chete d 6 which m. as guir suitably to the e tor. liigidly, secured to i gist-er is plate or E '3 her 8 carries a row (ll. ears 3:? r in number 0 the nu: Opposite each. ear I;

i which encircle or to cooperate with a st one side of the pivot 12. if the arm ,l'l 'r'iilposite-that which c r with the upright 25 the contact sin. I scorn-ed being insulated ffO'l'll the member is: at 16. A helical s1; 17' which is either made of some non-ccnducting material. or which is suitably insulated keeps the contact surfaces 10 and it? normally spaced apart from each other. otcd at 12. i

The indicator 20 is formed of parent nieinber divided into a plura squares or units there being a square for Fatented ii ite.

The arm .A: piv

each key 2, and each square containing a numeral or reading matter corresponding to the key for. which said square is adapted to indicate. Behind each square 21 is a lamp 22, rows upon arms '23, and each lamp 22 being connected by wires 24-, and 26 to a battery 2'7. Ordinarily there will be a break in the circuit between the wires 25 and 26 and the lamps will not be lighted, but when any particular lever. 14: is caused to rockupon its pivot 12, the circuit will be closed and the lamp caused to flash. Depression of that particular'key 2 which is designated .wil1 "1'1ot only raise the. indicator 4 to the dotted line position as depicted in Fig. 5, but will also close thecircuit of the particular lamp which is behind that square marked 50, Fig. 2. Since the indicators 20 behind which the lamps are placed are-set obliquely itpwill be obvious that a person need not be standing directly in front offal e} register in /order to see What amount'bas been rung up by the cashier, but may-=- be in the lamps being supported in suitablev led a remote corner'of the'rooin and yet clearly-11 see the amount of sale registered. The 1ndicator 20 need not even be in the same room but may be in any position or in any place desired and thus enable any person or persons within view of the indicator to see, after each sale, the exact amount that has .been registered.

The parts by which each key 2 causes the appropriate lamp to light are best shown in Figs. 3, l, and 5. Each upright 3 carries a stud 28, having a beveled edge 29, and each member 3 is encircled by a helical spring 30 which is between the lower surface of the member 11 and the projection 28, and also by a helical spring 31 which is intermediate the members 6 and 14. Then the key 2, which controls any particular standard 3 is depressed, the standard 3 is moved upwardly or in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 3. The spring 30 thereupon rocks the lever 14 upon its pivot and causes the contact surfaces 10 ant 15 to engage each other, thus closing the circuit and lighting the appropriate lamp 22-. A spring-controlled pawl 32 rides over the beveled edge 29 as the stud 28 is elevated past the pawl and locks the standaid 3 in upright position, thus not only keeping the indicater 4: elevated in the dotted lineposition of Fig. 5 until the next sale is registered, but also making sure that the cir-' cuit will remain closed and the lamp 522 lighted until another key 2 is depressed. The pawl 32 is released by movement of the link 33, which link, in turn, is actuated upon depression of each key, this construction also'being well known in cash registers.

If the first sale to be registered be for example 50, the operator depresses the key 2 which is designated 50, such depression of the key simultaneously elevates the indicator 50 and by means of the circuit-closing arrangemcnt lights the particular lamp 22 which is behind the square designated 5O on the transparent indicator 20. By means of the pawl 32, that standard 3 which is controlled by the 50 key remains elevated and the circuit controlled thereby kept closed until such time as the operator depresses another of the keys 2, which depression both releases the locking pawl 32, permitting the first standard 3 to return to normal position, being assisted in such return by the helical springs 30 and 31, and also elevates the sec- 0nd standard 3 which happens to be controlled by the particular key 2 then being depressed.

As best shown in Fig. 1, two indicators 20 I a spring cooperating with said arm, a pirare provided and a person standing on one side of the machine will naturally see one of i movement of said arm, said spring being inthe indicators, whereas if standing upon the opposite side of the machine the other indicator will be visible. The person who may be directly in front of the machine may or may not see the amount registered because of the lighting of the appropriat lamp 22, for siich aperson will naturally look at the old style indicators 4 which operate at each sale -just as is customary in cash registers.

In cases where two indicators 20 are used, as shown in- Fig. 1, it will be necessary, of course', to supply two lamps '22 in each circuit and if. the number of indicatorsbe increased the number of lamps in each circuit must be changed accordingly.

It will be obvious that numerouschanges in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. An attachment for cash registers com prising a plurality of keys, a slidable' arm adapted to be controlled by one of the keys, a helical spring encircling said arm, means upon the arm which one end of said spring is adapted to engage, a pivoted member adapted to be rocked upon movement of said arm, being engaged by the opposite end of said helical spring, a contact surface borne upon and insulated from said pivoted member, a second contact surface into engage ment with which said first-mentioned contact surface is adapted to be carried, a circuit which is closed upon engagement ofv said surfaces, a lamp adapted to .be lighted upon closing of said circuit, and an indicatorhaving spaces, said lamp being adapted to illuminate one of said spaces. 1

2. An attachment for cash registers comprising a plurality of keys, a slidable arm adapted to be controlled by'one of the keys,

-a pivoted member cooperating with said arm, a contact surfaceborne upon said p1V- oted member, a second. contact surface into engagement with which said first-mentioned contact surface is adapted to be carried, a circuit adapted to be'closed upon engagementof said surfaces, a helical spring encircling said slidable arm, a stud upon said arm engaging one end of said spring, the opposite end of said spring being adapted to en- 'gage said pivoted member, means cooperating with said arm andadapted to lock the same in elevated position, thereby to keep said circuit closed, a lamp adapted to be lighted upon closing of said circuit, and an indicator having space s said laI'n-p being adapted to illuminate one of said spaces.

3. An attachment for cash registers comprising a plurality of keys, a slidable arm adapted to be controlled by each of said keys,

ber, and being adapted to convert the moremcnt of said arm into movement of said pivadiupterl to be carried, a circuit 'which otcd member, a contact surface 100;; and lnsnlated from said pwoted m" second contact surface into engagement \\"hich*sai(1 first-mentioned contact suffix: is

ne-"upon" 1 lis posed obliquely to thereglster;

" n testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my nature in the presence of two witnesses.

1 clcsed upon engagement of said surface CHARLES S lamp adapted to be lighted upon the closin it1 i'esses: of said circuit, and an indicator provided ."ELLIOT'I' R. GOLDSMITH with spaces, said lamp being adapted to illu- Rom. KLotrz.

date one of said spacey-said indicator be- 10, 

